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April 2009, Vol 99, No. S1 | American Journal of Public Health S8-S15
© 2009 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.153536

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Introduction: The Case for Diversity in Research on Mental Health and HIV/AIDS

David M. Stoff, PhD, Andrew Forsyth, PhD, Ernest D. Marquez, PhD and Shelia McClure, PhD

David M. Stoff and Andrew Forsyth are with the Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD. Ernest D. Marquez is retired from the Office for Special Populations, National Institute of Mental Health. Shelia McClure is with the Division of Research Infrastructure, National Center for Research Resources, Bethesda, MD.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to David M. Stoff, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health, 6001 Executive Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892-9619 (e-mail: dstoff{at}nih.gov).

This introductory article provides background and sets the stage for the mentoring programs described in this special supplement. The goal of these programs is to develop scientists from racial/ethnic groups underrepresented in the area of HIV/AIDS research on issues related to mental health.

We describe recent epidemiological trends associated with HIV infection in diverse populations, the need for mentoring programs to study disparities, and the ongoing mentoring programs supported by the National Institutes of Health targeting investigators underrepresented in the workforce. We also provide a summary of the content of the articles to follow. We conclude with a comment on future needs and actions.






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